10 + 11 08-09 Pilot whales in the fjord!
After hearing calls and finally getting a confirmation from Bellona, we found the pilot whales outside Skrova in the Vestfjord. It was late when we got there and we only had 3 hours left with light. But early in the morning we went out again and found them on the other side of the fjord. It was a fantastic day for the field work, clear Photos for identification revealed that we know this group from 2007. They had many new born calves with them and even a lonely Atlantic white sided dolphin was with them. The sound recordings revealed again a lot of different calls and ultrasonic whistles! we know so little about theses animals and days like this help to shed light on their biology.
pictures are here:
We also heard that a group of orcas was feeding close to the island of Varoy. We cannot say whether these are the same animals we have seen last Tuesday, we need good pictures for that. I wish we had enough research money to take a few days off and go there!